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3PANIS,II_,FAPERS. • • Anittp, Nov. g.._.: he Secretary to the Supreme Central Junta has communicated to the. Junta of •I'marnent the following Royal Orders THE PRESIDENT OF THE JUNTA OF ARMAMENT, " The Supreme. Junta having considered the -,relt w ant • an,- o f 'cavalry in our armies, and how irtr 01tant it is that each of them should posSess a `•"- l y of ca va l ry correspo n ding to its force, and to hat of the eneMy,, in order to secure the success our military operations, .has formed a.regulation, ~ t which it transmits copies .to the Junta of Arrna- Item, in order that the most prompt and efficacious ,:::asures may be taken for carrying the ordered re into effect with all exactness. The Su '''le Junta, persuaded of all the zeal of your Ex , ~,,!ncy, think it unnecessary to dwell. ' , upon the 'l;iportance of the ser v ice, since it is notorious that I` l . '-' Want o f t hi s spec i e s o f f orc e i s t h at w hi c h h as ' '' . 'erto prevented our Gfave soldiers 'fiom utterly French. At the same time, they trust i~at the J unta of Armament wi ll dist i ngu i sh i ts al on this occasion, removing all those dilculties. ;tut! obstrudions which egotism may invent, for re i`iiing a mea sure w hi c h mus t con tribute so essen -612'1° the salvation of the Country.. These Royal Orders are communicated to the Junta for their Wl atnent, With this understanding, that pun to-. ,Id tY a n d Promptiiude must prove agreeable to his a i e 'lY) so any delay, or studied retardation, will "letit his highest displeasure. May Gon, &c. (Signed) 'MARTIN DE GARAY." ir -Royal Palace at Aranjuez, 0 . 21, 1808." • k RGOLATION FOR A REQUISITION OF HORSES THROUGLIOUT THE WHOLE KINGDOM. Bessbeing of the greatest ittwortance to the sue of b e ! the Spanish arms, that the corps .of cavalry 4,4"ging to the army should be in all pos s ible y r( ei and the good effeeis being visible which have „ ee P .produced in the kingdoms of Granada and :,•-•otdova, by a requisition from house to house, of eh horses as belonged to individuals,. the Go 'to/pent has ordered that this requisition be ex euded to the rest of the nation under the following ! L •nl6, i r !i:rile first appoints certain Officers in all parts-of kingdom to place in a stAte of requisition all • , r ses ht for seivice, which are to be valued, and raced the disposal of Government. In case of '' t -rls al to comply with the requisition, certain penal `e,re lb be intuieted. 'fferent places •ar e then specified, where the ,ryes are to be Colletted ; and as soon as twenty 111 . 111 . we are assembled, they are to be sent off to se corps, of cavalry that are most deficient. , The 6 ittele appoints the prices of the horses to be paid ~. lot' out of the readiest funds of the different ‘•' l tritt g. Phis Decree is dated Aranjuez, the 6th of OEIO - ":and i s f o ll owe d b y an O r d er of the Junta of i rri lOierr, for puttin g it in execution in Madrid, ted 3d of November. DECREE OF THE INSPECTOR OP THE PRESS. . Senior Don JOSEF JoAQUIN C01,4N DE LAN- Xnight of the_ toyal Order - 91 CHARLES P. Minister ut the R o y a l C ounc il, I ns p e ct or o f th e rt r ;, , come to the 'knowledge of his Excel that the greater part of the blind hativlters sell every kind of papers, with false and titles; wanting truth and commonsense, ( 11e qarding them with disgraceful e - xessions, and the public - with their declamations; on ount 4 and to remedy this pernicious evil,- he ••i! er §'. it to be made known to the Princtpal, the iLi-asurer, and other persons who are at the head of Hospital fur the Blind in this city, to make ~1 1,, ( 1. wit to all - their Members,- that they abstain from 41 ! plishing any paper, I,itlfutit affixing their name in of it, and unless they give it its proper title, on 20 days imprisonment for the first offence, • ` 11 ( 1 fOr the,2d offence two years confinement, and ; 1 " absolute p ro hibi t i on o f b e i ng permitted to sell 'Y kind of papers in future. (Signed) . • PEDRO BARRERO. TO THE PUB‘LIC. , • ' . / .' ' ' l4l3 Rii); Nov. 11.-Senor Don ANToNro , Es l‘Nia, intei:ris; War Secretary,. on the isf inst. c-ie " l lrliinicated to the President of the Junta of 41r- Inarn e t the following Royal Order 4 rfo'.-1. • EXCELLENT SENOR, - Kibk our master, and, in his Royal name, . Central Junta of Government, acquainted your :ney by a letter ` of the .s.'.Bth ult. of the neee- torming an enrol'tnent of the unmarried men, :2 1(1 idotivers without chitifren, in Madrid, for the . ' 441 4 3 6e of a ballot, in case there do not offer them -4:145• the number neces - ,ary touxuplete the2d regi- A .. e n„t a Volunteers a Madrid ;.• .nod .the Corps of i t t i t ulern with' ne'cessary 'expedition ;' for which' lea the of Armament d6 , :vn a .eertain" L.na : 1 1111 w " 11 ' ha's been approved of by the'Central tiluttalica—tetle toe flame of h r i d 4 e h i e i re in fu to le e c tie 4l 6l l : (Si7tie I) ic 6 ( ANTuNIO DE EA:ANo." 41CUI P/ 87 ., Nov. I. ' ! F or the due execution of this R'oyal ResolUtion, ordered by the .Junta of Armament, that in this ':apital; and the %Wages in its district, there shall be enrolment and' ballot for 2000' men, which are • ,2'ess.iry to eoniph-te the corps forming iii this city, lii`..det the follOwincr rer ,, ilationg • a • • • • The 6rst' article orders a rigorous ern-ohne - apt - all •\:ido-vvet's' 'without children, and unmarried men, 'toin the age 0f.17. to - 3(1 . 1. expres,ing; at the same the nnintier of the v. hole, their ages, ptoles "'('Lls, and plates - or abode. By thq 3d and' 4th articles, those who ace toil "ed, and the no key ofreligious orders, who have ' l "t t:•11 the habit above six months, are to be ()Illpiehended within the: ballot, with certain ex ceptions. SAN TIAGO, (GALICIA) Nov. t . .—The tagli4l ':"ops distlitharked at Corunna will be cantoned for daYs in several large towns of this kingd6M: thousnhd of thvin will come to this C ity ; and in Urger to entertain ti). n. in the way s that such tte-. i 'Lnous triends benefaaors deserve,' the :Ma o liis- ‘ f' . ates of t hi s city have published a Proclamatiim, tliat 1 inhabitants receive them as faithful friends an 4 ‘ ,l ''others 4 and that not only their persons be respeetE. but that every ace minodition be afforded thew respea ofiodsings and i'visions of every kind. Ti Excellency General_ BAIRD .arrived yesterday, and was received with nw?ic and - fireworks by the Chapter of the Holy Church. . COPY OF A LETTER TO GENERAL CASTAII:IO:', Excellent Senor—As I- Was forinerly occupied at Lerin, before T was. compelled to surrender it, anticipated the Measures most likely to save it, but which at last proied ineffectual, after an obstinate defence, which never will leave - the recolleOion - of Marshal. MONCEY. The enemy were threatening Cintruenigo and Calahora, when a part of my troops joined me at Autol, on their way from Soria. They also arrogantly imposed centributions, parti cularly upon-Calahora; but I, who knew them to be French bravadoes,. passed to that city, with a small . number of troops, to succour the inhabitants, put the enemy into confusion, and on the following morning I went to Lodosa, whence the enemy had been already dislodged. The Navarian spirit as redoubled ardour when they saw me enter with-only one sqUadron of the regiment of Bourbon, and about .one half of the battalion of the Spanish Volunteer sharp shooters, who , were on this. occa sion put on the same footing with the regular army., I established myself immediately ii) a military posi tion, and, on the following day; chastised the French, who came to• reconnoitre my position.. Iwo dava, afterwards they had the temerity to repeat it, and I not only beat, but put them to an ignomi niOds flight, notwithstanding their superior force. They repeated this scene a second time: This was so often repeated, that I thou g ht they gave an authentic proof of their real weakness and apparent bravery. They then drew all their artillery from Estella to Pampeluna, and began to diminish their forces: in my front, whichrl lost no time its ascertaining wcih certainty. As it is essential in the art of war,- I or dered My vanguard to advance and observe the ene my, and take what advantages they could over them, j to confuse and disconcert their operations, and re press their audacity, the certain sigh of prosperity. I ordered my light troops to advance to Sesma and Carcar, that they might the beiter observe time ene my, be more expecliticui in their reports, more re freshed, and that they might encourage the country ,people to contribute cordialiy for the subsistence of I my troops. There was no necessity for stimulating the Castilians. My ideas succeeded so far that a sufficiency of provisions was not wanting , for the I army whilst it remained on the left side of ihe Ebro. These determinations, arising from sound princi ples, were profitable, and the enemy had beets dis mayed by them. They endeavoured to know whO it was commanded an army which presented itself upon the offensive, and 1 did not lose the opportu nity of letting -them know that your Excellency was its Commander in Chief; and convinced that that was the proper Anne for advancing into the country, and humbling the diminished arrogance of the French, I determined to advance to Lerin, with the battalion of Cadiz volunteer sharp shooters, aug-, mented by a company of Catalonhin volunteers; and thirty mounted horsemen of the regiment of Boui bon, under the,command of Don l'Eoito I.Joscart- TALES, a Lieutenant of the game corps, and a bat talion of Spanish . siiarp shooters, and thirty mounted horsemen belonging to the 'same regiment, wider the command of Lieutenant-Colones Don, JOSEPH GAVILANES, Captain in the regiment um Spanish cavalry, which occupied the position of Sesmna, and five compaeies of the battalion of Catalouian vo-. lunteers, and sixteen Spanish horsemen, under the command of Don JUAN MottAN, Ensign in the same regiment, situated in Carcar, under the or ders of Colapel Don JUAN DE viLLALBA, with ip strualions to support both points in attacking and re treating .to Lerin, but without , engaging , with an army so excessively considerable. It was . an ad vantageoupbsition, from its locality,, for c:ilculating. on two sources of relief, and the leinforceinents which might ce,i4e to my assistance from Calahora :without any risk ; and with these resources, Lerin, an advantageous position, was considered inn pregnable, •when I was threatened on my left, and prevented from going ihnrona, in case of me• cessity. I did not :ipprehend pinch the fate of Ca lahbra from that portion of the enemy which was opposed to it, because Le t continued to defend it self, although it was attacked by a force which Lon sisted of five or six thousand men, including in fantry and cavalry, with three pieces of arollery at least. It was necessary to adopt all the following measure. The chain which I had formed on my right, to support and receive, assistance front Cala hora, the succours which the Castilians supplied me' , with gratuitously, from or 30 towns, the enthu siasm of the inhabitants wit() wereilleeted'at Es 'telly to celebrate the Sicilian vespers; the- moment they perceived the at the head of toy division, the necessity of keeping' open the communications, on• the right nod lift stde of the-,Ebro, with Calahora, and Loo - rona, wliereby all the army might pass the ri'vei Movrient it should rise, At tut the iio.nt of - Xaque, a position of observation for the enemy., -in Oteiza, Falccs Miranda and . Peratta surrendered 1 to tis, .aftet' couch obstinate fighting. • On 'the morn ing of the 26th of the last, month theeirehty made 1 a resolute attack, commanded by Marshal -Moncey in, person,' and threatened to carry my left with'3 or 4000' Men, but he was unable to sue,:eed against any of our naked posts.- T then made every exertion reinforce Lerin with the. battalion of - the volunteeti . of Carmona, and some. cavalry, ,and some of the troops which were ha Sesma and aicar. Biat neither these succours, nor four loads of am munition could arrive, for the reasons which your Ekcellency will'see in the original letters from Doti JUAN DG VILI:ALBA, who commanded the troops at , Carcar ; and froth Don FRANCISCO CAPONS,, µ ho eoniinarided those at Sesma. These respectable OttiCers; displaying military skill and prudence, and obeyiimg nay inStrotAititis, which were not to engage with a force excessively superior, could not do any thine; more than make demenstrationi at. Lerin, to ,proted the retreat of Dim JVAN ; DE iA ckui, who suppofted at that point . a very unequal combat with Ofily his infantry, a company of the Cataltinian yo luilte6.s, and four horses of the light regiment of, Bourbon' which were left him at his earnest request by Don PE6itelasctuiTrit4s, at the moment of the retreat of that last Officer, to enable him to corn hatiniCate advitest. This was an opportune moment, which he' might have eini'aced for placing his troops -in safety ; and nothing was left to we, since he did .not retire to Lodosa, but to contemplate with pain his'situatiots ut Lerin; tolament it in my own mind, and to do -my nimoq to prepare for receiving she enemy on my l e ft, a n d t o di s p ute the 'positi'on' at :Lutlosa, which 'I knew ,"to be very .important for o'ir ulterior operations ; and:having giVen orders to,D,ni IVIANTJEL De LA PENA to retire and repass the Ebro, 'be obeyed these orders on the Morning of the 27th, arid took up a position at Sartaguda. , • • .• . Such has been . the unsuccessfill issue of an.affiir, of which I have not been able to give your .Excel, lency any account till this day, in conseque4ice of my being perpetually occupi e d and on h o r se b ac k, This has been the way in which Lerin -was lost, a position in all respe&s advantageous to our army; and though we have experienced a reverse ye'hich will not contribute to the glory of the campaign, yet I ought not to pass over in oblivion the merits of Colonels Don JUAN DE VILLALBA, Don FitANcisco CAPONS, Don BALTAZAK DB' VILLALBA, and the other officers of the corps. But the officers and troops of the unfortunate battalion of .Cadiz deserve eternal remembrance, as well as the first company. of the battalion of Catalans. And though the bra very of Lieutenant Colonel Don JUAN pa 'LA CRUZ' has Occasioned the loss of these heroes by not ad tiering to my orders with the same prudence and foresight as the Conamandanis at Sesma and Carcar, yet when we consider that that officer maintained. the defence of Lerin from five in the morning of the 26th, to foUr in the afternoon of the 27th, support ing 7. himself with the most heroic firmness against the six thousand infantry and cavalry by which he was surrounded, together with three pieces of artil lery, so. that be was 'driven at laSt to ptovide his troops with ammunition from the cartridges which were snatched hop the dead bodies of the enemy, this military ardour, this constancy, thiS extreme of honour, and this anxiety to shed the last droP of blood for the glory of the-Spanish arms, must com pensate for the want of sufficient pretauti.en, must immortalize him, and render him worthy of every , consideration and reward. , In spite of this misfortune, M ONCEY ha s no cause to triumph, since it has cost him the loss of 1000 men, and he has acceded to a capitulation so hon ourable as to permit them to march out with the honours of war, the troops with"their baggage, and the officers with their swords, without compelling theM to serve in the North. One consequence also will be, that MONCEY must now. know pra6tically bow great is the ardour of the conquerors of Baylen, and that he cannot attribute our tetrograde move ments to any other reason than, that of combination and our own convenience. May God, &c. PEDRO DE GRIMAREST. • OVIEDO, Nov:' 9.—Sir THOMAS DYER, Diplo matic Commissioner from , his Britannic Majesty, not satisfying himself with the extraordinary services which he has pert4med, in the name of his Govern ment, for this Prot ince, has been anxious to give a new proof of the livelyinterest he takes in our cause, by generously sacrificing, in order to contribute to the defraying of.our increasing expenditure, and the relief of. our present necessities, the large such of 50,000 reals, which he has deposited in. our Trea sury. This trait of - disinterested liberility excites more • and more our gratitude towards this distin guished benefnalor. The regiments of Siero and Covadongo are on their march for Biscay, where they will join their coin radeS in . arms, and where they will havean, oppor tunity .oft gratifying their ardent- wishes to take:a part in the grand- military events that are daily ex-, peeted to occur. They will be speedily followed by; several other- regiments still remaining here, which this . loyal , and faithful Province has embodied and equipped, by sacrifices of every description, &nce . the gth of . May, the epoch when we raised the sa cred standard of liberty, in favour of the great and just cause which we have 'resolved to defend and sustain until the last extremity. We will also make further levies, should it be necessary, and all will March to assist in the common defence of the Pen insula, and by ,their valour•-and patriotism'prove to the present and future, generations, 'that Spain, from its wealth and fertility, the objettof the ambition of ancient and modern conquerors, - is not . to'be invaded with impunitT.' • • • OVIEDO, Nov. 1,2.--,Sir.THOMAS DYER ; in ad dition to the generous benefa&ion above stated, has' communicated to the Supreme Junta his anxious desire of being personally employed, even at the risk of his • existence, in the service of the just cause ,which we, defend. , We stated on Tuesday that a man of the - name of Aeighbota, who had been conyi6ted of a detest able crime, was ordered'for execution next Wednes day. As soon as the death-warrant arrived, notice of it was given to him; which he received with marks of the greatest distress. On Thursday night PtlOthet prisoner, under sentence of death,, was placed in his cell to sit up with him. At about, foul 'o'clock in the afternocn- a pot of porter, made warm, was taken in' to him, and he was locked, up for the night. Between eleven and twelve o'clock he became so ill that the person Who was with him alarmed the watchinan, and desired Mr. New Ma n. might be sent for. Upon Mr. Newman's arrival, he. iinmediately procured medical assistance, when it was discovered the prisoner had been poisoned, and, on examining the porter pot, it was found, that hts fraa taken arsenic;' the remains of which were, left in the bottom of the pot. He languished in' the greatest agony till about four o'clock in the rporti w hen he expired. The Coroner's' Inquest ,will sit on the body this day. 'Xesterday forenoon, a genteel-looking man, took bickitey,coach in the neighbOurhood of Baker strect, l'ortman-sqiiar, and ordered the t pathmau. to drive to the Edgeware Roth. W hen the coach had got• to the turnpike, at 'the ,Yorkshire Stingo, the toll-Man -demanded his toll : receiving . no answer, the coach door.. was opened, whey, lamentable to relate, they found the ,Gentleman weltering - lo his blood, with his bead nearly fevered from his body. He, ,was taken, to, the. Mary le-boue where holies tor, the Coroner's ItiqUest. He had . a . .watch and. some money about, him ; Yesterday afternoon, about thur o'clock, ,a young Gentleman, clerk. to Mr. Williams, the ..Barrister,' put a period.to his, existence by hangitrg himself, .at, the. Chambers of his. employer,. ,No. 16, King's Bench Walk, 'Temple. He was a fine-looking young man, and has left A widow, of whom he made a bride only three months ago. :rile cause of his committing_thiarash act is at present unknworr.. He was quite warm when cut down, but Nll rtiedical aid was iiiifiettual iii Nstoii4. ,: .41V lIIS TO R1C.41 EC.17;1. oo CAMP ,h iIGN:OrIitIONAP.ARTE. IN ITALY, IN , Tint YEAiis .1.196 AND 1 797. A b i~ • I,Vt g e ri : . • The lasl military affair trymttoned in the First Part, is the battle,of Lodi. ,W thopEht ii not impriper jootuake Aorne stop there, I?a.-ansy , it is one of t te• ost striking events . of the, camptign, and )5-.• catase it was followed by the retreat of BEAULIEU. This, retreat gave spine respite tq tl i te troops of 800-, NAPARTE O who assures us, wii h his usual modesty, that .5.:4 - hq . were ih want ut .repoie after their rapidvarCpes and their chotihued course ,of toriei.: ) . They repoiL•ci, .then, for some time.; 'but tlir)r repose was t•O Tnis unhappy Colotry 'eN.perieneed on the p4s:t of the Frenen alt tht; miseries that could be infliCted by an mutts .. . , ciplined army, accustomed to excesses of every i kind, and'inebriated good fortune. The were. treated by their frieiuls cold brothers like a‘Concitier-: •ed and ,enshived people ! This wilt be e;.isily lieved, when it is re6ollected thilt the . soidiets knew no•restraint that the Generals, by habit, by educa-, .• tion, and by disposition, were equally syrangi:rs.to • . moderation and to llorichir' ; add that the Coin— Manderin Chief was solicitous to purchase the it: 7 tachment of the soldier by,indulging all his criines, and shutting his eyes to the most horrible atrocities., Foreigners who read us, will believe that we have said too much of these outrages, but the Italians, the, victims and thewitnesseS of them, .will accktse us of saying too little. •,v This state . of things . was too violent not to occa sion some concussion. Patience has its boundaries) that of the italians had reacted, them ; and the shock became' alarming to BUONAPAR'I'E. He had set his troops in [ - notion' t r the Terra Firma of Venice, Wheie he expete,l ttl find the remainder of BEAULIEU'S 011 the 4th of June, about three in the afternoon, he itached, Brescia, when some unexpected intelligence corn-. pelted to return precipitately to the Duchy of Milan, where a conspiracy had been formed which threatened the destruetiOn of the-l'yratit and his ac complices. CONSPIRACY OF PAVIA.. VIOLENt COMBAT IN TiIAT CITY . , OF WHICH 13.1.T0..; NAPAKTE RENDERS HIMSELF MASTER BY AN IN-> FERNAL PIECE OF TREACHERY. It is with some impropriety that we call what w;-.: 'are about to relate the 'Conspiracy of Pavia ; it should rather.take the - iiarne of the Conspiracy of Milan; ,or, indeed, of the whole of the Milanese. -It was at Milan that the signal was to be given, then repeated throngh'all the erivirobS, and extended .as far as Pavia. This signal was to be the ringing of a bell in one of 'the churches of Milan, - of which I have forgot the name.' At the same instant the bells of all the neighbouring' viffigei were to sOon'cl, and in the space of a few minutes the insurrection was, to become general. It is ; distressing to reflect that the blow failed•at Milan : not that any fear; or repentance of .the Conspirators disconcerted this generous'plan, but solely a circumstance Of a . singe:, Tar nature, ana which took place bat afew Moments bdore the time appointed for its execution . . A Car-. sican Priest was attachedds a leetarer to the church in whieh'the signal was to be made. The instant approached, and one of the Conspirators' informed hiai of what was about to _take place. This Priest, either from attachment 'to his coutltrytnan, BUONA-' 'PARTE, or rather from the hope ;of a pecuniary re cdmpence, mounted the tower where was the bell questiOri,drew after hiM the 'wddden steps by Which lie had 'adcended, and cut all the bell .ropes. _ The crock . struck, (he COnspirators re; paired to the church, and attempted, in vain, to ring the bell. They all withdrew;Surprised and dis . concerted, scspeCting that the secret was discovered. In this they Were soon confirmed, by ohserving the streets pardcted by large bodies of French troops, who viewed the passengers with a menacing air, and arrested all thOse ofwhose opinions they enter tained any' doubts or . aP . prehensions.* • The bell did not ring at Milan; liut it rang at Pavia at the appointed' moment, and the insurrettioa . becanie immediately general against ;he French.—. Whatever BFONAPATiTE may say, the Country was not quieted till after three days of the most fierce and murderous adioni. And hoW, after all, was ?!. I have seen ~ letters from, many ,respectable people of , Milan, saying that this . Corsican . Prieit'was Pa. Ten, the ma ternal uncle of RT a, the miscreant who has since played a very considerable part, by the dignities to•which he has attained, -anewho is'destined, •perhaps,, by his all. pow-. erful nephew, to fill the Chair_of the Sovereign Pontitt. But this is certainly - a mistake. • FtsCH, indeed, 'was in. Italy at the epocn of which, we are speaking, but he %ye's iiiere in the post of a :,teiekeeper. He had been' diivert with disgrace. from Cersih, (like: WU . ONATAItTE iiin)selt,) after solerntilt preaching •Atheisin, and throwing oft' the exteriors oI his pric'stitood at the foot of the tree ot liberty. ! These are fads, Known to all the wp,rld., Id.. For the rest, the fate of these two priests has been very different. He of Milan is entirely for. gotten,'. but F ESCtt will. live in history. lt will there be. read, that are& being for More thama year Storekeeper, au office which. he quitted much more rich than he en . tered it. .he recollected that he was a priest ; that he. turned his priesthood to:advantage. by becoming very rapid... ly Archbishop and Cardinal ! BLIONAPARTE could not,do' less• for', an uncle who. shoved himself so worthy of the: blood which flowed in his veins,. and, whO, in the eleVatiegi, rank to which ,he..has at4ined t - displays precisely a4;putit. , * : : V.4614406'1 khOWledb"e r as.llc does virtue•